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(1) Use of force against Risor The first question made by Narder’s Foreign Minister refers to the potential use of force against Risor, taking into consideration the latest critical events taken place in that nation. Considering that Nader is a member of the United Nations, the country is bound by its Charter, which contains a basic prohibition on use of force (Article 2) with just a few and limited exceptions. The first exception we need to analyze is the “self-defense” scenario. The alternative

Beginning in November of 1884, representatives from several European countries convened in Germany to discuss Africa's borders. Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor of Germany, sent out an invitation to the other European nations involved in colonizing Africa, namely, Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Representatives from each of these countries gathered in Berlin and traded African colonies back and forth as if it were all a game, as if they were exchanging cards and coins instead

sparked new creations of weapons to counter it. The machine gun’s first time out on the battlefield took the worst turn for the Africans as they were annihilated by the British. “The machine gun was first used in 1893 against the Matabele of Southern Rhodesia when 50 British troops killed over 5,000 African warriors with only four Maxim guns” (Hiram Stevens Maxim). The weapon showed beyond doubt to countries what the gun holds in its power and its revolutionary impact on warfare. Another big political

What is apartheid? The word apartheid means ”to keep apart” in Afrikaan, which is the language, that most of the white people in South Africa speaks. Apartheid is a racist ideology, and the goal is to separate the different races, and to give the white people all the power in the society. The apartheid ideology was developed in South Africa for hundreds of years ago, but it wasn’t a part of politics before 1948. In apartheid, you split the population into four groups. The black The colored

Introduction In 1976, with the election of Georgia governor and Washington outsider Jimmy Carter to the Presidency, the American people could expect that a change was going to come—and they were right. After years of military action attempting to stop Cold War Soviet expansion, first in Vietnam under Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon, followed by the quick and possibly unnecessary bombing of Cambodia by President Ford in response to seizure of the U.S. freighter Mayaguez (History.com, 2016)

1. This film is called Cannibal Tours. The subject group is primitive tribespeople and their villages in the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. The film’s producer/director is Dennis O’Rourke. 2. The era of the film is 1978. With symbolism, intense observation and interesting humour, Cannibal Tours eliminates the cultural assumptions with these tribespeople by talking and interviewing them to investigate how they feel about their lifestyle and the tourists that come to visit. It explores the differences

I have been super interested in Africa since I was a young child. I used to watch the National Geographic channel and documentaries more than cartoon network or the Disney channel starting at around the age of six years old. I believe this greatly contributed to my fascination for the cradle of civilization and indigenous societies. Hopefully one day I plan to build a Montessori trade school somewhere in Africa teaching aquaponics, organic farming, coding, CAD and other specialized trades. Therefore

“Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a revolution in order to establish a dictatorship. The object of power is power” - George Orwell Throughout the course of history, power has poisoned man’s mind. We have seen this in many people; Robert Mugabe, Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin etc… All these men were heroes of their nation during their respective revolutions, but as their lives progressed they became hated by the people

Shortly after that, the manhunt ended on June 8th when James Ray was arrested in a London airport trying to fly to Rhodesia (“The Martin Luther King Assassination,” n.d.). After some legal issues were resolved, James Ray was returned to the United States from London to answer for his charges of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King (“The Martin Luther King Assassination

Africa was a country on the rise of becoming a full-functioning country. Africa was on the road to success with its large amounts of ethnicity, religion, and shared power.However, this was prevented by the European countries who imperialised in Africa. What is imperialism exactly? Imperialism is the basic act of taking total control over another country. European imperialism reigned over Africa and trapped it's citizens from freedom to save their own social graces. Africa was imperialised by European